IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 P69/KAT2
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: SAINT KATHERINE CREE: CITY OF LONDON
Date(s): 1612-1950
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 11.76 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Parish of St Katherine Cree, City of London | Church of England
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Saint Katherine Cree was constructed by the Prior of Holy Trinity Aldgate so that the parishioners would not disturb the canons in their church. 'Cree' is thought to be a corruption or contraction of 'Christchurch'. The church escaped serious damage during both the 1666 Great Fire and the Second World War. The church is now used as a Guild Church.
The parish of Saint Andrew Undershaft was united with Saint Mary Axe in 1561. In 1954 the parish was united with the parishes of Saint Katherine Cree and Saint James Duke's Place, which had united in 1873.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the parish of Saint Katherine Cree, Leadenhall Street, City of London including parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials, banns); Vestry minutes; financial accounts; administrative papers; papers relating to parish poor relief; poor rate and tithe rate assessments, deeds and rentals of parish properties.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
P69/KAT2/A: Parish Registers; P69/KAT2/B: Vestry and Parish Officers; P69/KAT2/C: Rate Assessments and Inhabitants Lists; P69/KAT2/D: Charities and Estates.
Conditions governing access:
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The records of the united parish have been acquired by Guildhall Manuscripts at various dates. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
United under St Andrew Undershaft (P69/AND4).
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: April to June 2010.